Corn-shocker.



PATENTED JULY 11, 1905. G. W. HOLLISTER.

CORN SHOGKERl APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13. 1904.

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GEORGE Ill. HOLLISTER, OF CRESCO, IOIVA.

CORN-SHOCKER.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,300, dated July11, 1905.

Application filed August 13, 19011. Serial No1 220,606.

To all whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HoLLIsT un, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cresco, in the county of Howard and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Shockers, ofwhich the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in appliances or implementsdesigned for use in shocking corn; and the especial objects of myimprovements are to provide an implement that can be cheaply made, willbe easy to handle, and that will effectively support the stalks of cornuntil they are tied into shocks.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, Ihave shown a preferred and a modified form of my invention, both,however, representing the same principles and the same generalfunctions.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the preferred formof my invention, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the modified form.

Referring to the details of the drawings, o o represent two timbers ofsuitable dimensions forming side pieces which are bolted together at oneend and have their opposite ends unconnected and spaced apart, thusforming a wedge-shape frame. Near their free ends the side pieces haverigidly bolted thereto vertical legs b t of suflicient length Ato raisethe side pieces to a height suitable for the proper handling of theimplement. Near their connected ends a spacing-bar c is bolted betweenthe side pieces, and on this bar are pivoted the legs (Z CZ, so thatthey may swing toward the extreme forward or pointed end of the frame.To prevent the legs from swinging toward the rear or handle end of theframe, I bolt to the under side of the pieces o a and at the rear of thelegs the angle-iron e, so that one flange of same bears against the legswhen the latter are in an upright position. Instead of using two legsinclined inwardly to permit them to fold between the side pieces I mayuse only one leg and arrange it in the center of the bar c. Theconstruction described is applicable to both forms of my invention.

In Fig. 1 I have shown two arms ff, provided with slots f', throughwhich extend eyebolts g, which are screwed into the upper side of thepieces o a, thus pivoting the arms on said pieces so that they may beturned in a horizontal plane and also drawn inwardlyT and pushedoutwardly relative to the frame. To hold the arms loosely to the sidepieces, I provide staples /a 71 which pass through the eye of the boltsg g and have their ends driven into the upper edge of the side pieces.will be understood that these staples are long enough to permit theturning of the arms horizontally to theextent that may be required whenthe implement is to be withdrawn from a shock of corn. To prevent thearms from turning toward the rear of the frame while the cornstalks arebeing placed in position, I secure'to the outer sides of the pieces a tcleats a2, the free ends of which extend outwardly and abut against thearms when they latter are pressed rearwardly. These cleats also serve toprevent the stalks from becoming wedged between the side pieces and thearms, and thus facilitate the withdrawal of the implement fromthe shock.

` Pivoted to the inner ends of the arms f is a lever t', the free end ofwhich is formed for grasping by the hand. About midway of its length thelever rests upon a rod 7c, which eX- tends across the frame and connectsthe side pieces. It will be apparent that by drawing the leverrearwardly the connected ends of the arms f will be drawn rearwardly,thus throwing their free ends toward the forward end of the implementand permitting the latter to be withdrawn from the shock. When the armsare arranged transversely of the frame or side pieces, they aord asupport for the stalks, which are placed against the implement in amanner well understood.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2 instead of using a single lever andpivoting the arms'on the side pieces I use two levers, as man, and pivotthem at their forward ends to a cross-brace r, which is bolted to theside pieces near the forward end of the frame. To each lever is pivoteda cross-arm f2, which is held loosely to the side pieces a by staplesit,

but is not slotted. In this construction by drawing the levers togetherthe arms f2 are drawn inwardly toward the center of the frame and thereverse movement of the levers extends the arms outwardly into theiroperative position, as shown in Fig. 2. A crosshraoe vz holds the leversin place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A corn-shocking implement consisting of side pieces rigidly securedtogether to form a wedge-shape frame and supported by pivoted legs attheir forward end and rigid legs at their rearward end, cross armsadjustably mounted on said side pieces, means Jfor loosely securing saidcross-arms to said side pieces, and a lever secured to said cross-armsand adapted to adjust same relative to said side pieces.

GEORGE W. HOLLISTER.

Witnesses:

E. P. FARNsWoRTH, JOHN FARNsWoRTH.

